20568-2

Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay

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LP14688-3 Prolactin
Prolactin is an anterior pituitary hormone encoded by the PRL gene, synthesized and secreted by lactotrope cells in the adenohypophysis. It is also produced in other tissues including the breast and the decidua. Pituitary prolactin secretion is regulated by neuroendocrine neurons in the hypothalamus, most importantly by neurosecretory dopamine neurons of the arcuate nucleus, which inhibit prolactin secretion. Prolactin levels may be checked as part of a sex hormone workup, as elevated prolactin secretion can suppress the secretion of FSH and GnRH, leading to hypogonadism, and sometimes causing erectile dysfunction in men. Prolactin measurement may also be of use in distinguishing epileptic seizures from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, as serum prolactin level usually rises following an epileptic seizure.[Wikipedia: Prolactin] Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Prolactin

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Prolactin
Property: MCnc
Time: Pt
System: Ser/Plas
Scale: Qn
Method: IA

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma by Immunoassay
Short Name: Prolactin SerPl IA-mCnc
Display Name: Prolactin IA [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Prolactin, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class: CHEM
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 1.0m
Last Updated: Version 2.73 (MIN)
Change Reason: The EIA method, which was always intended to cover more than just enzyme-linked immunoassay and whose display name for the long common name has always been Immunoassay, was renamed IA in order to eliminate ambiguity about whether the method has a broader meaning than just enzyme-linked immunoassay. Likewise, EIA.rapid was renamed IA.rapid. These changes were approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Order vs. Observation: Both
Common Test Rank Get Info: 3929

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group	Group Name
LG6300-0	Prolactin\|MCnc\|Pt\|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-AT	German (Austria)	Synonyms: Prolaktin
de-DE	German (Germany)	Prolaktin:Massenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Serum oder Plasma:Quantitativ:Immunoassay Synonyms: Prolactin
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Προλακτίνη:MCnc:Pt:Ορός/Πλάσμα:Qn:IA Synonyms: MCnc
es-AR	Spanish (Argentina)	prolactina:concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:suero/plasma:cuantitativo:enzimoinmunoanálisis
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Prolactina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:Inmunoensayo
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Prolactina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:IA Synonyms: Cuantitativo
et-EE	Estonian (Estonia)	Prolaktiin:MCnc:Pt:S/P:Qn:IA Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Prolactine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:IA
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Prolactine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:IA Synonyms: hPRL
fr-FR	French (France)	Prolactine:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:Immunoanalyse
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Prolattina:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:IA Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Immunoassay Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
ko-KR	Korean (Korea, Republic Of)	프로락틴:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:효소면역측정법
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	prolactine:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:immunoassay Synonyms: IA
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Prolactina:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn:Imunoensaio Synonyms: Mammatropic hormone; Lactotropic hormone; Lactotropin; PRL; Mammotropin; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; SerPl; SerPlas; SerP; Serum; SR; Plasma; Pl; Plsm; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Enzyme immunoassay; ELISA; MEIA; SUDS; ELFA; IAA; Chemistry
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Пролактин:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич:IA Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Prolaktin:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:İA Synonyms: İmmünölçüm, immünoassay
uk-UA	Ukrainian (Ukraine)	Пролактин:Масова Концентрація:МоментЧасу:Сироватка/Плазма:Кількісно:Імуноаналіз Synonyms: Chemistry; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; Lactotropic hormone; Lactotropin; Level; Mammatropic hormone; Mammotropin; Mass concentration; MEIA; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PRL; Prol; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; SUDS; UniversalLabOrders
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	催乳素:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:免疫测定法 Synonyms: PRL;促乳激素;促乳泌素;促乳素;催乳激素;泌乳激素;泌乳素;催乳素（PRL、促乳激素、促乳泌素、促乳素、催乳激素、泌乳激素、泌乳素）免疫测定;免疫分析法;免疫检定法;免疫检定;免疫试验;酶免疫测定法;酶免疫测定;酶免疫分析法;酶免疫检定法;酶免疫检定;酶免疫试验化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺时刻;随机;随意;瞬间水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit	Source
ng/mL	Example UCUM Units
ng/mL	REGENSTRIEF

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